I’ll preface this by saying I’m not the guy to be taking financial advice from. But hear me out, because if there’s one thing I know, it’s Japan. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will bring a huge economic boom to Japan’s tourism industry. This is something you can start investing in now. Which industries will make…
A cafe in Minato-ku, Tokyo called Cafe Dawn has created an atmosphere where patrons are served by robots. The robots are part of a remote workforce, controlled by people with disabilities from their homes. This gives them the ability to participate the service industry in a way they previously couldn’t. Ten people with severe mobile disabilities…
by Micah J. Fleck Apparently, even the men and women who represent us on the olympic field must stand in line and get shafted by Uncle Sam on their earned money – at least, that’s what the IRS wants to happen. But for once, congress actually took a stand for its people and voted in…
by Robert Donachie Congress has finally passed a bill that exempts Olympic athletes from taxes on the medals they earn at the Olympic games. The bill, H.R.5946, amends the IRS code to exclude “the intrinsic value of the medals awarded,” won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games, from “gross income, for income…
PornHub Does Its Part to Fight Zika Virus by Josh Guckert PornHub has announced that it will provide free premium memberships to everyone in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics. The move comes after the CDC announced that it is suggesting abstinence as the solution to help prevent the spread of the Zika Virus. Corey…
Transgender women are now eligible to participate in biological women’s sports without undergoing sex reassignment surgery, as per the International Olympic Committee’s newly updated guidelines. According to the guidelines, “To require surgical anatomical changes as a pre-condition to participation is not necessary to preserve fair competition and may be inconsistent with developing legislation and notion…
Protest group crashes Sochi games, puts spotlight on Russian Rights Keith Farrell The protest rock group Pussy Riot recorded their first song since two of the members were freed from Russian prison. Members of the group filmed a video on them trying to perform their song in Sochi while being whipped by Cossack guards. The…